HEMIPTERA. 91 



emarginatis, nigris ; abdominis marginibus fulvo nigroque va- 

 riegatis ; tibiis 4 posticis testaceis, basi apiceque nigris. ? . 

 Long. lin. 5^. 



Above griseous, thickly punctured with black. Head with the 

 apices of the lateral lobes black. Eyes black ; ocelli reddish. 

 Thorax with the lateral margins denticulated, the lateral angles 

 produced into short, obtuse, black spines, slightly emarginate at 

 the apex. Scutellum black at the base, with the angles and a 

 central spot orange ; the apex orange. Coriaceous portion of the 

 elytra more finely punctured than the rest of the surface, with a 

 black spot on the disc towards the apex ; membrane brown, paler 

 towards the margin. Margins of the abdomen variegated with 

 black and orange, the base and apex of each segment being black, 

 the centre orange. Body beneath testaceous, punctured with 

 black, with a black spot on the last segment of the abdomen and 

 on the mesosterrmm. Thighs testaceous, more or less irrorated 

 with black points, the anterior thighs being nearly black. Ante- 

 rior tibiae black, with a small yellow spot on the inside near the 

 base; four posterior tibiae testaceous, with the base and apex 

 black. Tarsi black. Rostrum with the first and third joints tes- 

 taceous, the second and fourth brown. Antennae with the second 

 and third joints ferruginous ; the basal joint and the apex of the 

 third black (rest wanting). 



a. S. Africa. Presented by the Earl of Derby. 



6. CANTHECONA furcellata. 



Cimex furcellatus, Wolff, Ic. dm. 182. t. 18. fig. 176 (1807). 



a. Bombay. Presented by Walter Elliott, Esq. 



b. Tenasserim. Presented by Packman, Esq. 



c. N. Bengal. From Lieut. Campbell's Collection. 



d. N. India. Erom Capt. Boyes 5 Collection. 



e. Philippine Islands. From Mr. Cuming's Collection. 



7. CANTHECONA grandis, n. s. 



C. testacea, fusco-punctata et irrorata; thorace spinoso, spinis 



fuscis vel nigris, postice unidentatis ; rostrum fuscum, articulo 



basali testaceo. S ? . 



Long. S lin. 9-9J, $ lin. 11. 



Above testaceous, more or less punctured and irrorated with 

 dark brown. Thorax with a small spine on each side of the an- 

 terior margin behind the eyes, the anterior portion of the lateral 

 margins denticulated, the lateral angles produced into strong 

 bifid black or brown spines, of which the anterior tooth is much 

 longer than the posterior, and very acute. Scutellum with a 

 smooth, orange spot in each basal angle, and some indistinct 



